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Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Three-Component C-H Bond Addition to Butadiene and Activated Ketones
Zican Shen1, Chen Li1, Brandon Q Mercado1
1Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Abstract:
A highly diastereoselective three-component C-H bond addition across butadiene and activated ketones is described. This transformation provides homoallylic tertiary alcohols through the formation of two C-C σ bonds and with complete selectivity for an E-alkene isomer. The reaction exhibits good scope with respect to activated ketone inputs, including highly strained cyclic and electron-deficient cyclic and acyclic ketones. Additionally, high diastereoselectivities were achieved for alcohols prepared from unsymmetrical ketones.
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